The Brookhaven leader., 1887-02-10
STATE GLEANINGS.
jackson has a skating rink.

has been enlarged.
The Raymond Gazette has don
ned the patent outside"
The discoN cry of iron has caused
great excitement at Duck Hill.
The W. C. T. U. of Woodville has
defeated another saloon license.
The Wcsson Times INDUCES in
some plain talk to delinquents.
Col A. J. Frantz, takes charge of
the Brandon Republican again.
+. +. Groome is announced as a
candidate for Sheriff in Copiah.
Hunters in Amite county have
fine time chasing wild cats and
foxes.
A Yazoo county man sold last
year 5000 chickens and POO dozen
eggs.
The Record is the name Of new
paper at Port Gibson with patent
back"
A good many immigrants from
the Northwest are locating around
West Point.
There are six candidates already
announced for Sheriff in Tishomin-
go up to date.
A young lady has contracted for
keeping the poor of Webster county
at s. so head.
Mr.. NJ. G. Dunn and Miss Josie n.
McNulty, both of Summit, were
married on the Bird inst.
West Point is soon to have gin
factory. Her wooden factory is al
ready doing a good business.
Land companies have been organ
lied in Meridian, Columbus and
Aberdeen, for booming purposes.
C. L. Service, the Rolling Fork
mail robber, plead guilty and got
two years in the Albany, n. Y, pris-
on.
The Lauderdale Circuit Court
made a consignment of eight ne
groes 10 the State Penitentiary, Jan.
9th.
Aaron Causey, Pike county
negro, fell out of a wagon last week
while drunk and was run over and
killed.
1t is claimed that Jno. Hebron, Of
Washington county, made 1000
bales of cotton on 500 acres of land,
last year.
Col. John w. Sharp, chief of po-
lice of Summit, was married in
Magnolia on the End inst, to Mrs.
Catherine McGehee.
Miss Marion Annette, of jefferson
county, former pupil Of Wbitworth
College, was married on the Goth
ult, to Mr.. G. Il. Harper.
1t seems that old Mississippi will
be a mineral State after all Iron
ore has lately been found near Duck
Hill, Enterprise, Oxford, Natchez
and Corinth.
There are two sets Of twins in
the graduating class of Mississippi
College this year. They are Messrs
d. M. q S. w. Miller and Is. 6. &
+. e. Lowry.
A large number of the citizens of
Summit have issued = call for a
meeting to be held in Summit on
Feb. 18th for the purpose of organ
izing fair association.
The Signal-Copiahan learns that
the Presbyterian congregation of
Hazlehurst, will not call a pastor
for this year. Rev. w. B. Bingham,
the late pastor, contemplatcs loca
ting in Texas.
A large mass meeting of the cit
liens of Copiah county was address
ed at Hazlehurst last Saturday by
Gen. S. d. Lee, and delegates APP
pointed to the Dairymen' and Fruit
Growers Convention.
A Meeting of the citizens of Jack
son was held on the Sth to enlist
the active personal cooperation of
every individual citizen in the effort
to make the Dairymen's and Fruit
Growers Convention success in
every detail.
A few days ago fine COW belong
ing to Mr.. N. p. S. Cheatham, of
Oak Valley plantation, in search of
cotton seed, walked up the steps
leading to the seed room, and after
satisfying herself, being unable to
come down the steps, jumped or fell
out of an open door, the fall causing
instant death. She was valued at
$100.-Ydzoo Sentinel.
Jessie Lnsk, who was indicted at
the March term, 1856, of the Cir
cult Court of this county, and who
was released on hail but failed to
put in an appearance when required
to make good the conditions of his
bond, was arrested by Sheriff Rob
inson, near Baton Rouge, in Louis
lana, brought back and safely
lodged in the Jail of this county, on
Sunday last, and will be held and
| tr;od by tbo H;rou;t Conrt of tho on